Dropping connected users in Oracle database
Users are all capitals in v$session
(and data dictionary views). If you match with capitals you should find your session to kill.
SELECT s.sid, s.serial#, s.status, p.spid
FROM v$session s, v$process p
WHERE s.username = 'TEST' --<<<--
AND p.addr(+) = s.paddr
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Pass actual SID and SERIAL# values for user TEST then drop user...:
ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION '<SID>, <SERIAL>'
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Solution :
login as sysdaba:
sqlplus / as sysdba
then:
sql>Shutdown immediate;
sql>startup restrict;
sql>drop user TEST cascade;
If you want to re-activate DB normally either reset the server or :
sql>Shutdown immediate;
sql>startup;
:)
Issue has been fixed using below procedure :
DECLARE
v_user_exists NUMBER;
user_name CONSTANT varchar2(20) := 'SCOTT';
BEGIN
LOOP
FOR c IN (SELECT s.sid, s.serial# FROM v$session s WHERE upper(s.username) = user_name)
LOOP
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
'alter system kill session ''' || c.sid || ',' || c.serial# || ''' IMMEDIATE';
END LOOP;
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'drop user ' || user_name || ' cascade';
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
IF (SQLCODE = -1940) THEN
NULL;
ELSE
RAISE;
END IF;
END;
BEGIN
SELECT COUNT(*) INTO v_user_exists FROM dba_users WHERE username = user_name;
EXIT WHEN v_user_exists = 0;
END;
END LOOP;
END;
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